Glass-holding attachment for plates



(No Model.)

V A. C. MQDONALD.

GLASS HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR PLATES.

'No. 556,200. f Patented Mar. 10, 1896.

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AMOS O. MCDONALD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

GLASS-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR PLATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 556,200, dated. March10, 1896.

Application filed February '7, 1895. Renewed January 21, 1896. SerialNo. 676,347. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMOS O. MCDONALD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful I Improvements in Glass-HoldingAttachments for Plates, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to glass-holding attachments for plates and likearticles.

The object is to produce a device in the nature of a clamp, which isdesigned to be detachably secured upon a plate in a manner to retain aglass in proper position and hold it against being accidentallyoverturned.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain novelconstruction, which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of one embodiment of the invention,showing the detachable form. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional View onan enlarged scale, showing more clearly the relative position of theplate and holder.

In the drawings, A represents the plate, such as is now in common use.

B represents the glass-holding attachment,

which consists of a metal plate I), having portions at opposite endsturned down and under the main portion thereof to form a springclamp 19and a support 11 At each side of this support portions of the plate areturned up and over the main portion, forming spring glass-engagingfingers b.

In use the device is placed so that the body lies upon the plate, withits spring-clamp projecting beneath the inclined edge thereof and itsspring-support resting on the plate. The glass is held by having itsbase forced beneath the upper spring-engaging fingers, where it issecurely held against independent movement and thereby prevented fromaccidental fall- 1ng.

Having fully described the invention, what I claim as new is Aglass-holding attachment, comprising a metallic plate having portions atopposite ends turned down and under the body to form a spring clamp andsupport respectively, portions of the plate on opposite sides of thesupport being turned up and over the main portion to form glass-engagingfingers, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

AMOS O. MCDONALD. Witnesses:

W. J. BURDETT, G. ELMER LEE.

